Oscar Pistorius holds his head in his hands during proceedings today (Picture: EPA)

Oscar Pistorius has been sick in court for the second time in a week, after graphic pictures of Reeva Steenkamp’s body were shown by mistake.

The Paralympian began coughing and retching when an image of his alleged murder victim’s body was shown for a fraction of a second amid other pictures of his bathroom and blood-stained prosthetic legs.

The picture, believed to have been shown in error, led to loud gasps in the Pretoria courtroom, and a screen close to where the 27-year-old… Read the full story]]>

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A newspaper has had to apologise after warning that a worldwide conflict between human and goat-kind was on the brink of breaking out.

Yes, you read that correctly.

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A picture from a Vietnam search aircraft shows debris, possibly from the missing plane (Picture: EPA)

Rescue helicopters were scrambled to investigate reports of a ‘yellow object’ spotted floating in waters near where contact was lost with a Malaysian Airlines flight with 239 people on board.

Vietnamese officials initially said it was thought the object could be a life raft from flight MH370, which disappeared without a trace on Saturday local time after leaving Kuala Lumpur.

But the country’s civil aviation authority later said the object had been identified as a moss-covered cap of a cable reel, without… Read the full story]]>

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Rachel Canning is suing her own parents in a landmark legal case (Picture: Reuters)

A high school cheerleader has failed in her first bid to force her parents to pay for her education at a private Catholic school.

Rachel Canning left the family home in New Jersey when she turned 18 last autumn – but she is demanding her parents continue to financially support her through college.

A New Jersey family court judge has ruled that her parents Sean and Elizabeth do not have to pay high school tuition, give her a weekly allowance or provide further financial support for attorney… Read the full story]]>

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Trust me, I’m a doctor (Picture: YouTube)

Who knew colonoscopies could be such a good source of LOLs?

YouTube comedian Jack Vale filmed a prankvertisement (*shudder*) for the Colon Cancer Alliance in the US, with the message that colon cancer can be prevented when detected early.

To best transmit that message he posed as a post-op supervisor and told half-sedated patients, with the aid of fake X-rays, that he had found playing cards, iPhones, keys, and even a Pterodactyl hand puppet in their colons.

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Barack Obama talks on the phone in the Oval Office with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin (Picture: Reuters)

Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin have clashed on Russian troop deployments in the Crimea as the Ukraine crisis shows no sign of de-escalating.

The US and Russian presidents had a 90-minute phone conversation last night, with Mr Obama accusing Mr Putin of violating Ukrainian sovereignty.

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The picture of refugees stretching into the distance was taken at the end of January (Picture: AP/UNRWA)

These are the horrifying scenes as refugees stretch as far as the eye can see amid ruined buildings as they queue for food in Damascus, Syria.

The almost apocalyptic photograph shows Palestinian refugees from the Yarmouk camp, which is besieged by the warring factions in the country, waiting for food and medicine.

The United Nations wants aid workers to be given unrestricted access to continue the distribution of supplies.

Filippo Grandi, commissioner general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the… Read the full story]]>

Ghostbusters actor and writer Harold Ramis has died aged 69, his wife has said.

The comedy director died in the early hours of this morning following complications from autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis, a disease that involves the swelling of blood vessels, the Chicago Tribune said.

Ramis, who began his career writing for National Lampoon TV shows, achieved mainstream success with Stripes (1981) and Ghostbusters (1984), both of which he starred in – alongside Bill Murray – and wrote, as well as a 1989 sequel to… Read the full story]]>

Russia’s punk protest group Pussy Riot were whipped by militia after trying to perform in Sochi.

Footage shows five women and one man – wearing signature ski masks and brightly-coloured clothing – being attacked by a group of Cossacks – effectively an auxiliary police force – and other security officials.

One militiaman appeared to use peppery spray, another whipped the singers, while others ripped off their masks and threw a guitar in the bin.

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Flood victims have been warned the situation could get worse yet still (Picture: AP)

Despite David Cameron’s pledge that ‘money is no object’ when it comes to flood relief efforts, thousands of people are still suffering from the misery and disruption associated with the wettest weather seen in the country for 250 years.

So some very public-spirited individuals have been taking matters into their own hands… Read the full story]]>

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Oops (Picture: Imgur / GIANTclouds)

Somehow, some journalists still aren’t familiar with private browsing.

A report on Chicago-based station WGNTV filmed a smartphone searching for a new website that helps young people remove minor offences from their record, expunge.io.

But unfortunately the iPhone being used had previously bookmarked a website called pornhub.com, which we are reliably informed is some sort of adult video site.

Watch the report here (the Pornhub fail takes place about 50 seconds in).

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Enjoy this sight while it lasts (Picture: EPA)

Members of the RMT and TSSA unions are holding two 48-hour strikes over plans to close all of the ticket offices on the London Underground.

The first strike is set to begin at 9pm on Tuesday and the second at the same time next week, but in both cases disruption is expected to spill-over into the Friday as well.

Here are some practical tips to keep moving and avoid the worst of the inevitable delays to your normal journey.

Persevere with the Tube

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The lines that should be running (Picture: TfL/ @ianvisits)

Unless two upcoming 48-hour Tube strikes are called off, here are the lines you can expect to be running.

Update: The map was created by a blogger and presented as a rough guide to help people plan their journeys during the strikes. There may be instances where… Read the full story]]>

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Maria Duque-Tunjano’s body was found at the end of January (Picture: Scotland Yard)

A manhunt has been launched after one London sex worker was killed and another attacked.

Police are searching for Robert Richard Fraser, also known as Robert Aleem and Shia Robert Jackson, after the two incidents, which have been linked.

He is wanted in connection with the murder of Colombian-born British national Maria Duque-Tunjano, whose body was found at an address in Earls Court Square, south-west London, on Friday January 31.

Detectives believe the body of the 48-year-old, who lived in Streatham, had been there for several days, while a post-mortem… Read the full story]]>

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Mark Zuckerberg set up thefacebook.com at Harvard on February 4, 2004 (Picture: AP/File)

Ever wondered how much time you’ve wasted (spent) on Facebook?

As the social network prepares to celebrate its tenth birthday next month, a new app has been created that can pinpoint just how many days, hours and minutes you have wiled away on the site.

The Facebook Time Machine, from Time magazine, runs through a user’s timestamps on posts until it reaches the earliest one, so it does not include time spent hiding baby photos from newsfeeds or stalking old flames.

Facebook says its 1.1billion users each spend an average of 17 minutes on the site… Read the full story]]>

Michael Schumacher is said to be in a critical condition (Picture: EPA/File)

Seven-times Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher is in a ‘critical’ condition after suffering a head injury while skiing.

‘He suffered head trauma with coma that needed prompt neurosurgical treatment,’ Schumacher’s agent said in a statement read to reporters at the hospital where the retired driver is being treated in the French city of Grenoble.

Here is what we were learning in the last year, kids. (Click on the images to read the full stories).

Sam Jordison, co-founder and editor of Crap Towns, said: ‘A lot of the entries for other places are what you might call affectionate hatred, as you might tease a member of the family but know you have to put up with them. That’s not the case with London – the hatred is real.’

Ingrid Loyau-Kennett was hailed as the 'Angel of Woolwich' for remonstrating with two men who killed Fusilier Lee Rigby.
'I didn't have time to feel really, just something in my brain told me to do it and I just did it. I had a feeling that he wanted to communicate something,' she said.
'I wondered if he thought one murder might not be enough to get attention, maybe… Read the full story]]>

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Tim Sherwood: New Spurs head coach (Picture: PA)

Tim Sherwood has been appointed as the head coach of Tottenham Hotspur until the end of next season, the club have announced.

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy, who sacked Andre Villas-Boas earlier this month after the 5-0 home defeat to Liverpool, said the… Read the full story]]>

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Ethereal: Melynda Moon said she will never go back to being human (Picture: HotSpot Media)

A woman obsessed with The Lord Of The Rings had her ears reshaped so she would resemble an elf.

Melynda Moon paid the equivalent of £250 to have her ears cut and stitched back together in a pointed shape in a procedure that took just two hours.

‘I have always been very close to nature. Pointed ears are the most adorable thing, and I find the elven attire is so elegant,’ Ms Moon, from Ontario… Read the full story]]>

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Toto, Monty and Mr Pickles enjoy the warmth of the fire… Monty probably a bit too much (Picture: SWNS)

Personalised Christmas cards are still all the rage, and one family thought they had the perfect festive scene for friends and family this year.

But their chocolate Labrador had other ideas when he decided to let everything hang out.

While Mr Pickles of the Bazley-Jackson household in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, looks on especially obediently for a cat, and Toto looks tucked up nice and snugly in his doggy jacket, their companion Monty seems especially relaxed – maybe a bit too much.